[Haskell-cafe] Python?
Daniel Carrera
dcarrera at openoffice.org
Tue May 10 20:44:48 EDT 2005
Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> Its good for small scripting tasks. Its good for string processing.
> I find the dynamic typing a pain.
What's dynamic typing?
>>I have a lady friend who wants to learn how to program. I just decided
>>to teach her Python for practical reasons:
>
> Its a great first language for people who aren't interested in
> making a career of programming.
>
>>But I do hesitate. I would like to teach her Haskell because I think
>>it's a better language.
>
> Its a better language for people who either have a computer science
> background or intend to study computer science. I would not inflict
> a language like Haskell on someone who just wants to get the job
> done with as little fuss as possible.
Thank you for the info, I really appreciate it. I feel better about
Python now.
>>Given my circunstances, do you think that's a reasonable approach for
>>teaching her how to program?
>
> Teach her Python. If you try and teach her Haskell she will end up
> programming in visual basic :-).
Heh.
Cheers,
Daniel.
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